Our new pack to help schools tackle bullying of people with learning disabilities

UR Consultants is a social enterprise set up by United Response and staffed by people with learning disabilities in the Trafford area of Greater Manchester.

Over the last year, they have been working with local schools to tackle the bullying of people with learning disabilities.

As a result, they have developed an exciting and interactive new curriculum-linked education pack to help teachers prepare lessons on the subject of bullying.

There will be more on the pack on our website soon but you can read the press release on our site to find out more.

Update: this has also been featured in the Times Educational Supplement as part of a bigger feature. To read more go to http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6004529&navcode=94

The Big Event update - success!

The Big Event was great. It was held by In Control, a national organisation which has been piloting the use of individual budgets - or "self-directed support" - among learning disabled people in the UK.

There were dozens of organisations from around the country, as well as people with learning disabilities and their support workers at the event. And they all shared best practice and insights.

We were one of the few organisations invited to host a dedicated room to demonstrate the best of our own work.

We held five sessions during the day, including a workshop by UR Consultants demonstrating how to make information accessible to people with learning disabilities, and sessions on employment, independent living and person-centred active support.

The sessions went down really well! More than 100 people took part in our workshops.